USA Today Discovers IM, Builds Useless Feature

Newspapers are trying to keep up; they really are. On Tuesday, The New York Times announced it was partnering with Google Earth to provide a news layer for maps of the world. Today, the USA Today jumped on board the Internet express with a new service that allows AOL’s IM users to search for USAToday.com’s headlines.

Once logged into the AIM service, users should add “USA TODAY” to their AIM Buddy Lists. AIM users may input key words into their dialogue windows; when stories are published on USATODAY.com

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